The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-27


GEORGIA.
Waycross is on a big building boom
Stewart county has an epidemic of
mumps
Columbus has had five fire alarms so far
this month.
Work on the new Atlanta cotton seed oil
mill is progressing rapidly.
A union jubilee between the Sunday
schools of Waycross is being talked of.
John Frazer. of High Shoals, has cotton
with seventeen leaves and square
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Columbus has gymnasium class of forty
members.
Columbus is to have an amateur dramatic
association. Wonder what they have done
to deserve thisl
The Athens summer amusement is to get
negro to kick a barrel with both feet. He
never tries it but once
a large boarding house in Athens is said
to have turned OFF all its boarders because
they got to quarreling about the fare.
Not one mosquito has been heard to buzz
in Atlanta this year. They get in their
work without any brass band demonstra-
ton.
A contractor is authority for the state
ment that artisans in Atlanta get better
pay Vneiil CAOoo VA any OOnet cOuIucTu CITY
receive.
The Lincoln Guards, of Macon, thirty
strong, will leave for Andersonville Monday
to participate in the ceremonies of Decora-
ton day.
The Athens foundry will build another
large brick warehouse, as their present
capacity is not sufficient for their increased
business.
Mrs Mary A E. Dorman, Of Atlanta,
73 years of age, was adjudged insane by
Ordinary Calhoun on Tuesday, and will be
sent to the lunatic asylum.
Atlanta will probably soon have street
car line on which the electric moters will be
used The Metropolitan line is contemplate
ing introducing this system.
Rev. n. E. Epps, Of GAINESVILLE. has been
appointed visitor to the State and Atlanta
universities TO FIJI the vacancy caused by the
declination of Prof. Chapman, of Macon
Roseola, mumps and whooping cough are
raging in Harmony Grove. There is also a
great deal of sickness in the adjacent coun-
try, and the physicians are kept quite busy
at present
A gentleman from Nance's district reports
that the honey crop is good. There is much
honey dew in the woods, and the fields and
woods are buzzing with the little busy bees
gathering it.
Capt. John Milledge, Col. w. H. Hulsey
and Mr.. ]. A. Anderson, the three arbitra-
tors in the differences between the Bell Tele-
phone Company and the State, are engaged
in their work.
The farmers in the upper part of Musco-
gee county still need rain, but the corn and
cotton crops are looking well and growing
finely. The oats arc much better than they
promised to be.
June 10 is the day announced for the
arrival of tho first frai afki a
land into Griffin. The completion of thii
road viii bring Atlanta fifteen miles nearer
Columbus than any other route.
John Pugh, the negro who was put in jai
at cambridge for cutting another negro OF
the Thronataskee several weeks ago, plead
guilty in the Superior Court Tuesday, anc
was given six months on the chain-gang.
The Americas Recorder announces tn,
building of boat 130 feet long in Hawkins
vile by Capt Beaten that is to run between
Brunswick and Hawkinsville. Hawkinsvillt
is determined to have competition somehow
The motive power for the Brunswick
street car line--twenty two mules and three
horses arrived by train Wednesday morn.
ing. This gives four mules and horses Il
each car and leaves one over for good meas
ure.
Two applications for permission to organ
lie Infantry companies were received at the
OiDC0 Oh lD6 kA0lubdllU Nrelleldl 1ueSlaY
These were from Warrenton and Sanders
vile. Both were refused, the quota being
filed
Crawford has a negro boy that can initiate
the singing of the knocking bird so perfectly
that the boys had him to conceal himself in
a china tree, and persons hearing him as
they passed by We're sure it was genu-
inc moclSing bird.
A pitiable sight was witnessed on thu
streets at Buena Vista Saturday A crazy
woman, wife of John Odam, was brought
before the Ordinary to be tried for lunacy
but owing to the absence of the relations OF
the lunatic the Ordinary refused TO try tht
case.
Henry Beusse spent two or three DAYS al
jug Tavern this week getting the right Of
way for the G., c. and n. road in anC
around jug Tavern. He says he never
travelled over better route, and is wei
pleased with his reception by the people
with whom he had business
Dan Mcdonald, checking clerk for Lyons
= e. Cline, Macon, was checking goods off {
dray at the side door of the store
when the mules took fright and ran, the
wheels passing over his shoulders. He was
not dangerously hurt, but his injuries viii
keep him in bed several days.
Jim Hathcock, a citizen of the mountain
Gus regions of Walker county, arrived in At
ldliud lueoudJ IDOfnlnS accompanied D1
Deputy Marshal Edmundson, who caugh
him in the unlawful work Of making block
ade whisky. Hathcock now languishes il
the shade Of Fulton county Jail.
Wilcox county comes to the front in thi
wise: There are three brothers living owe
there named Brown; one Of them has hi
fourth wife; the other two have had thei
second better halves. The offspring of thes
three brothers number forty-eight, al
living. How Is this for prolihci
The Athens people are discussing the pro
and cons of the Salvation Army methods
and the opinions expressed are certainly
strong and spicy. A few ministers indoors,
them, while as many claim they are doins
great harm to the cause of religion. Mean
while the big drum keeps pounding away
Mr.. Thompson, the restauranteur of At
lanta, was in Columbus last week, and Will,
there examined the Rankin House, it il
said, with view to negotiating for Mr.
Scherf's lease. Mr.. Scherf and Mr.. Thomp
son had another conference in Atlanta Mon
day, but the result Of ii has not yet beer
made Known.
A party of citizens of Blal1ely visited AL
~bany Monday TO confer with the railroad
authorities in reference TO the extension Of
the road from Blakely TO Columbia, Ala
The railroad authorities desire to know the
feelings of the people in regard to the ex.
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